He learned the tricks of the trade working with the group Swinging Soul Machine, and became the youngest lead singer that the group had ever known in its twenty-five years of existence. CB also worked as a session musician for famous artists such as Madeline Bell and The Trammps. Through the bass player of The Trammps, CB Milton came into contact with the successful Belgian production duo Phil Wilde and Peter Bauwens. After seeing a performance, the spiritual father of 2 Unlimited, Jean-Paul De Coster, fell for CB Milton's talent. The rest is history.
Their first period of work together resulted in the release of a debut single Send Me An Angel, which has made people everywhere sit up this year. This number was in the charts for many weeks, amid rapidly rising international interest which culminated in a worldwide release. One interesting detail : during promotional performances on radio and television, CB Milton has consistently surprised friends and enemies alike by insisting on singing live, even though programme directors have often advised him against doing so.
The nine follow-up-singles (amongst them If You Leave Me Now, It's A Loving Thing and A Real Love) and two albums proved CB's talents. Most of them charted in his home-territory the Benelux and many of them became European airplay-hits
He now is a highly-respected natural talent, and takes to stage performances like a fish to water. CB had now sold over 500.000 records. It's A Loving Thing was covered by the Italian project Paul Barry.
In 1998 CB Milton completed his third album From Here To There and currently achieved massive airplay on all these tracks in his home territory the Benelux. Get Into My Life, What About Me, and his latest release Carry On gave CB Milton the chance to project himself as a pop artist where in the past he was considered as a dance artist.
The last and fourth single from CB Milton's most recent album From Here To There was released in Belgium on February 15th 1999.
2001 : CB Milton released a new single in The Netherlands. It's a collaboration with the dutch trance-DJ Mark van Dale : a Discohousetrack uing the vocals of CB Milton. The title is Something Going On under the name of Mark van Dale ft. CB Milton.
2002 : CB Milton released a new single called Friendly Morning Sky.
2007 : he took part to the multicultural project 08001 based Barcelona under its own name Clarence Bekker. On their album Voragine, he sung on the track Jungle, a combination of rock and world music.
2008 : he did vocals on Tikaro's single Shine On Me. He also contributed to a collective cover of Stand By Me by the Playing For Change foundation under the name Clarence Bekker.
He is part of Playing for Change...a movement to use music to change the world.
As of November 2019, he has been performing and recording in Barcelona.
secret
CB Milton Lyrics
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She is here, it's your friend
Wants to be by your side
When you feel so bad
Cause he told you
That he's gonna leave all behind
All the love you had
Makes you feel so sad
How it hurts
But now she's here to kiss you
As long as she keeps her little secret
As long as she plays a tricky game
As long as you feel her inner distance
She will never ease your pain
Why do you believe in
What she tells you
As long as she fills you up with lies
You should fly, leave it all behind you
Do you see her
Do you see in her eyes
Something's wrong, mayge gone
Cause she came to play
Tellin' you, he'll come back
Doin' all she can do
Just to make him stay
He is her's today
And you realize
Cause she is here to kiss you
The lyrics of CB Milton's song Secret convey a complicated love triangle between three individuals. The song primarily focuses on the perspective of the second person, who is made aware by a friend that their lover is leaving them. The opening lines of the song, "Do you see her/She is here, it's your friend/Wants to be by your side/When you feel so bad," indicate that this friend has their best interests at heart and is offering emotional support.
However, things become more confusing as the second verse starts with a question, "Why do you believe in/What she tells you," implying that the friend's intentions may not be entirely genuine. The lyrics suggest that the friend is secretly involved with the person the second person is in love with and is trying to manipulate the situation to their advantage. Even as the friend professes to help the second person, they are "filling [them] up with lies."
The chorus of the song emphasizes this complicated dynamic, implying that as long as the friend keeps her "little secret" and "plays a tricky game," she will never truly ease the second person's pain. Ultimately, the complexity of the situation comes to light in the final lines of the song, which reveal that the friend may be using the situation to secure the affections of the person the second person is losing.
Overall, CB Milton's Secret is a poignant exploration of the challenging dynamics that can arise in a love triangle, particularly when one of the points has ulterior motives.
Line by Line Meaning
Do you see her
Do you notice the person standing in front of you?
She is here, it's your friend
The person in front of you is a friend of yours.
Wants to be by your side
Your friend wants to support you.
When you feel so bad
During times when you feel down.
Cause he told you
Your partner said something.
That he's gonna leave all behind
Your partner plans on leaving everything behind.
All the love you had
All the love you had with your partner.
Makes you feel so sad
It makes you feel melancholy.
How it hurts
The pain it causes.
But now she's here to kiss you
Now your friend is here to comfort you.
As long as she keeps her little secret
As long as your friend keeps her true intentions hidden.
As long as she plays a tricky game
As long as she continues to play a deceitful game.
As long as you feel her inner distance
As long as you sense that she's not being real with you.
She will never ease your pain
Your friend cannot take away your pain as long as she continues to be deceptive.
Why do you believe in
Why do you put your trust in her?
What she tells you
What she says to you.
As long as she fills you up with lies
As long as she continues to deceive you.
You should fly, leave it all behind you
You should consider moving on from this situation.
Do you see in her eyes
Do you see the truth in her eyes?
Something's wrong, mayge gone
You sense that something is amiss.
Cause she came to play
She's here with her own agenda.
Tellin' you, he'll come back
She's telling you that your partner will return.
Doin' all she can do
She's doing everything she can to make that happen.
Just to make him stay
In hopes of making your partner remain with her.
He is her's today
Your partner is currently hers.
And you realize
You understand what's going on.
Cause she is here to kiss you
Your friend is here to provide comfort and support.
Contributed by Samuel S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.